4.3
Quality2.2
Difficulty80%
Would Retake87
Reviews80%
Would Retake
87
Reviews
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What Students Say
“The class is basically ran through a program, tophat”
GBUS10 - 1.0 rating“I wish I took this class in person and not online”
GBUS10 - 2.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
78%
Textbook Required
10%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
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GBUS5
5.0
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Reviews (87)
class was very informative and he has a great personality. He really has a great passion for the subject
Mr C is a such a great professor. If you don't understand something, he will take the time to clarify. He cares about his students a lot and really does take his teaching seriously. If you do all his work, you will pass with an A.
Mr. C is a very passionate teacher. His guidelines are clear and if you follow them you're sure to get an A. His lectures are fun and filled with real life examples. His test are well structured and easy to score on. If you want to learn about business take this class.
Mr. C is an awesome teacher. Uses real business examples when teaching. Know your vocabulary and read the book and you will get an A.
Mr. C is a remarkable professor, he makes the class really interesting that you wouldn't want to miss a single one, the tests are pretty decent if you study, he gives you a list of questions and you can use a 3x5 card. I still keep in touch with Mr. C, he is a really educated and respectful teacher who will help you in your school endeavors.
Professor Carbonaro is a very fun and dynamic professor. He makes concepts very simple to understand by using real world examples and his own experiences. Great and respectable professor overall. His class was one of my favorites.
Mr. C is a fantastic professor (one of the best i have yet to experience)
he lets you drop a test and lets you use a note card for tests
Kickass professor. The BEST professor I've had for a class. Puts things in a way that most people can understand and uses good examples when trying to explain something. I've taken two classes with him so far and each time I felt that I couldn't have learned more about the subject.
First class with Mr. C, cut and dry as to what was expected from you, also reasonably easy to work with. His lectures were progressive and entertaining, really incorporated with business today. Grades are a total reflection of the students effort, this class is not easy but it is not complicated.
I forgot to turn in a big case study but there is no late work so my grade dropped largely. Would've got an A. Otherwise, really easy
Mr. C is a fabulous professor. His lectures incorporate real life examples and situations to enhance the material. Get to know him well and he'll be willing to help you out in your academic endeavors long after you leave his class.
He is a great professor. the lecture is clearly based on the textbook, but he also provides usuful business method from his experience. The best part is he trys to make students literaly understand or obtaine nessesary information of business. I difinetely want to take his class again.
I took his class in the spring '14 and he made it a very pleasant class to attend. He was not over-explaining the material and is able to grade group work at the individual level. So, even if you end up in a flaky group, he will recognize the individual effort and participation. I will be taking his GBUS 10 class this upcoming winter session.
Great classes.
Great teacher
Really fun class! Mr. C does want you to learn from his class and does his best to help out anyone who wants to do well in his class and learn something from it!
Good professor, very helpful and understanding. I look forward to taking classes with him again.
Mr. Carbonaro is a great professor and I suggest students to take classes with him. In my personal life the Personal Finances class was great and help me a lot on my daity life. He is responsible, he has a multiples qualities. I really like and enjoy to have him as my professor
one of the best professors I've ever had. Very clear lectures and will explain everything with real life situations that everyone can understand. 4 tests throughout the year, tests are easy if you do the study guide for each one. Do all assignments theres only a couple but their worth a lot of your grade.
Honestly a very great professor
I took an online course, GBUS 10, he is a great teacher. Easy class as long as you do your work.
I've taken a few of his classes. He's funny, honest, clear, fair, interesting and very kind. He sets you up to do well in his class, I HIGHLY recommend him. LBCC is beyond lucky to have Nick Carbonaro. His classes are engaging and built to ensure that you walk away with life-applicable lessons. Do yourself a favor and take one of his classes!
Good class. Useful information.
He has lots of real life experiences and he ties those in with the materials we learn in class. That helps the students understand a lot better. He is awesome!!!
Professor C is a mixed bag, but overall a solid teacher. He is new and is willing to try new things in class. A very modern type class and what I expect college to be like. Very informative and personable. Listen and engage and you will do fine.
There are four exams and one final exam. You need to focus on your note, and you will get A. And there is a group project which is a fun part. He is very organized. He grades everything,and replies your email pretty fast. The best teacher I've ever had at LBCC.
He spends the extra time making sure everyone understands what's going on in class. His personality is mesmerizing and he keeps the class interested by making the subject relatable. If you have an issue, just talk to him and he'll be more than willing to help you out. I am so glade I took his class.
Mr.c was awesome! Made material easy to understand. Gave study guides for each test which helped a lot! Do not miss a case study! it literally dropped my grade to a B
This was my second class with Mr. C, and it was even better then the first. There were daily lectures, but he makes them fun and puts several of his personal experiences into them to connect to us students. Would highly recommend him to anyone who asks. Few homework assignments and four exams that were easy due to the study guides he gives.
Dude is cool, went to USC and the swag rubbed off on him. Very chill though, and informative. I would recommend writing down his lecture as he draws it out on the board. He uses a lot of tech, mostly its an opportunity to network with your classmates so have fun.
Very respected, and really cares for his students.
Learned a lot from his class. I took his online class and I found it very interesting and easy. There is a bit of Math involved (of course since it is about personal finance), tests are fairly easy as long as you read. Gives you more than one attempt on the quizzes. There is a weekly forum to help keep you engaged. Simple! Would recommend him.
Interesting professor.. He can be pretty rude at times, but is overall pretty funny and very very clear with grading and assignment requirements. He will talk your ear off and it can get boring very quickly. Even so, clear grading criteria + relaxed attitude make him a decent prof.
Professor Carbonaro is an amazing professor that really cares about his students. He gives good feedback, is inspirational, caring, hilarious, clear on grading and has amazing lectures. I was always excited to go to class. I got paired with a group that wouldn't do their work. However, he took this into consideration and gave us each a fair grade.
He explains the topics very good and uses real world examples for everything. The tests do have more than we go over in class so reading the textbook is mandatory. He has a youtube channel and livestreams so students can ask questions. Overall, cool guy.
Easy going! Shouldn't have a problem passing this class as long as you do the work..
The type of person he really in this industry. All his lesson is updated with the content of social media. But his test hard. he made you read the website or video on canvas to get a good grade
Great class that makes you consider your future
All of his assignments and tests were done online in class. As long as you keep up with the work, you'll be fine. He lets you bring 1 flashcard to help during the tests. He's really chill and makes class fun by sharing personal experiences. He gives out study guides and makes youtube videos that help with the test!
I wish I took this class in person and not online. The subject is very interesting and helpful, but there were hardly any video lectures to go along with the book. Read the chapter, then get tested on it. That was the entire online class. I really wish I had taken this class in person, I feel I would've gotten more out of it.
Carbonaro doesnt provide great feedback, doesnt respond to emails. Had two weeks to submit a project and half way through the second week he sent out a grading rubric. - mind you my project was already submitted and followed the guidelines originally posted which didnt fall into his current (new) grading rubic. I feel he sets students up to fail
Excellent Instructor!
Put me on game for how to create wealth and keep it. Must take this class if you want to learn what the real world is all about. You have to ask questions if you want more in depth knowledge since this class covers a lot of material
Professor Carbonaro is an awesome professor. His classes are not boring at all. Easy homework assignment all done online. Drops your lowest quiz grade. Attendance and participation is graded and needed to pass. Quizzes do not have that many questions so reading the book is necessary to pass the quizzes. Allows you to bring a 3 x 5 card for quizzes.
Mr. C is a great teacher that really knows what he is doing. His class is my favorite class I've taken at LBCC and I highly recommend him anyone interested in business. Take it in person and use all the resources he gives you and you'll come out of the semester knowing a lot more than you used to.
Professor is ok. The class is very math heavy. I assumed a class that taught you PF and about stocks etc but not so much the math behind it. The worse part is the tophat program we had to buy. Made it more confusing and just more work. We already have canvas. Waste of my money and tophat never worked the whole semester for the zoom.
Terrible online class, TopHat sucks as a textbook program & is written by the professor. Bad idea!! Math heavy with little to no explanation. Very short chapters with no in depth information and then you are expected to do math that does not make sense. 3 tries on homework problems allowed and no explanation on math steps. He is not much help @ all
The textbook is through Tophat and I had a lot of issues using it. The course was very math-heavy, with unclear explanations of how to solve them. He offers 1-hour Zoom sessions for tutoring/clarification, but he always seemed annoyed with our questions.
Whenever I emailed a question, He responded to me follow the formulas. When I was sure I gave a correct answer, I was given a poor grade with no explanation, even after help from Tutoring Department. I will take the class at SMC.
My final test did not sync in time and he refused to count it. I had over 100% in the class and all of my assignments had been turned in early. He was able to see the test was taken and when it was taken, I just was not successful in turning in A SCREEN SHOT! He knew I was a working mom and felt no compassion, my grade went from A++ to B+.
Professor Carbonaro is great! Although his class does require a lot of homework, it's fairly easy as long as you do the reading. I'm truly impressed with how quickly he graded our work and how clear his grading criteria are. I would literally submit an assignment and probably would have a grade within the hour (if that). Absolutely recommend him.:)
The class is basically ran through a program, tophat. All hw, readings, and exams are done through the program. Apparently, he wrote the course materials. Honestly, the class materials are of poor quality. This class is just an information dump. Assume no real knowledge will be acquired.
Pretty great learning material.
I had Mr. C for Intro to Personal Finance. His class was one of my favorites yet! Everything we learned about in this class is important and relevant to the real world. He really went above and beyond to make sure we understood the material. Grades ware inputted almost immediately. Class is a breeze if you do your work. Awesome professor overall!
Would take this class again
i have to say i really enjoyed professor Carbonaro's class. it is presented in a straightforward way with real world examples. very approachable and willing to help you work through the problem i appreciated the fluidity of the course and how it streamlined because it was based off of the book he published for the course. more teachers like him!
Great professor... very helpful and explained things well. He makes it easy to get a good grade.. you just have to put in the work.
Great communication, the whole course is broken done, online textbook, best class that I have taken. Be certain to complete all your assignments and you will pass!
Great class, clear class curriculum, easy to pass if you follow the syllabus. Great study guides. I really enjoyed top hat. Thank you Professor Carbonaro!
This class has useful life lessons and it helps you grasp personal finances it also teaches you how to set up your future . I learned a lot .
Professor Nicholas is an exceptional instructor who gets right to the point! If you are considering majoring in business, I strongly advise you to enroll in all of his business courses... I assure you that if you attend every class meeting and do your homework, you will earn an A. My all-time favorite instructor at Long Beach City College.
Excellent class system, uses his own class textbook and is very steady to follow.
Wasn't hard I took digital and social media. However he's rude and doesn't give you grace- he has a tone when you need help and acts like you're a burden. Doesn't tell you what you did wrong just gives you a low grade. I needed help on a couple of assignments and he would never actually explain what to do he would just say "read the assignment".
Do not take the course if you are seriously taking business school or finance. You do and teach yourself everything and taking it online is horrible. Do not take this teacher. He gets paid a hefty salary to do nothing. He does nothing for the course and gives no value or insight. No communication on his end, does not answer emails. No engagement.
Professor Nicholas Carbonaro is an excellent teacher who challenges students to learn and grow. His personal finance class was practical, and I'm already applying what I learned. If you value quality education and real-life skills, I highly recommend him! 😊
pros: class material is relevant cons: the textbook for this class is biased and written by the professor himself. it is mandatory to purchase the textbook. take with that what you will. class is easy and repetitive. if you like mindless and simple work, go for it. easy A. it's not for students who want a challenge and something of substance.
Is very caring and understanding. Homework and quizzes are easy to understand. Provides great examples for topics throughout the entire course.
The LinkedIn Learning really helps
Professor Nick Carbonaro is an amazing professor! You can learn and adapt with the lectures, assessments, and with the work easily. Highly recommend people to take the class, super fun and learnable for everyone.
Tough and excellent.
I liked that the professor was accessible and communicated well.
Such an amazing professor! Class was straight to the point and feedback was always received!
This class was awesome
He does not do any lectures, there are 0 chances given for late work because he doesn't actually do anything and instead has the students pay for an external service that contains all the homework and reading material for the class.
To be honest everything was from an external source. All students needed to pay around $100-150$ of an external program in where we would get homework assignments and test from . The teacher wouldn't teach us directly. I wouldn't say that was a bad idea expect it was mandatory in order to be successful in class.
Nick Carbonaro provides a plethora of useful information. There was too much homework for me to absorb everything. The course content is solid and showed me the steps I need to build a successful business and presence online and on social media. I will be taking the course again, as extenuating circumstances interrupted my focus.
Professor Carbonaro was a good instructor, he was very supportive of his students making sure we had understanding of what was being taught. Also accessible when we needed questions answered for clarity. I would take his class again and I would recommend his class to anyone.
Professor Carbonaro is a great instructor. He ensures that you understand the material and always leaves the floor open for discussion. His class is an easy A! As long as you do the work, which is straightforward, interesting, and beneficial in the long run.
Good professor! He is very positive and encouraging.
Worst LBCC class I've ever taken. He's rude, spends 90% of class time ranting politics, and crams in a rushed lesson in the last 10 minutes of class. I didn't learn anything from him. He makes everyone pay $100 for his AI app that's glitchy and useless, he could easily use Canvas for homework instead. He's just not very knowledgeable about finance.
Definitely don't procrastinate. He's strict on deadlines but you have chances to fix your mistakes on homework. He clarifies that you can visit his office hours for extra help, and attendance is a big part of his grading system, just showing up makes a big difference. I thought I'd have trouble getting through this class but it went well.
class is straight forwarded, He is a modern professor very relatable and easy A as long as you do the work, which is not a lot.
Professor C.'s course was extremely organized. The chapters in his curriculum are informative, clear, and concise. Interaction from the Professor is perfectly balanced and encouraging. No late work is accepted and warranted. If you do the work that has been perfectly laid out for your success you will be successful in this course. 10:10.
Really good professor. I took a Hybrid class and it was honestly one of the best I've took at LBCC. He offers so many resources and tools that outlast your period in his class. All his projects are actually useful and he's very understanding. In person classes are mandatory as there are participation assignments. Definitely recommend his classes.
Best teacher I've had in a long time! Makes class enjoyable and interactive and is very clear with assignments and grading. Great class to take especially in today's environment with social media. Highly recommend!
worst teacher in the world!
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
78%
Textbook Required
10%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-1.72 avg changeRatings by Course
GBUS5
5.0
(14)BUS100
5.0
(1)GBUS 5
5.0
(1)MKTG41
5.0
(3)COSA25
5.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
BUS100
4.0
GBUS25
2.5
MKTG41
2.3
GBUS10
2.2
GBUS5
2.2